Mzwanele Manyi has been ousted as its chief whip in parliament. Manyi has been replaced by former Johannesburg council speaker Colleen Makhubele, who has had a steady rise in the party. The party confirmed this change in a statement earlier today. For more on this story , I am joined on the line by…
 
GUEST: Nhlamulo Ndhlela, MK Party Spokesperson

The systematic murder of more than 70,000 Africans is being marked with a national day of remembrance for the first time in Namibia. The victims, primarily from the Ovaherero and Nama communities, were targeted because they refused to let the colonisers take their land and cattle.

GUEST: Thrive Vinomaandero Mahua, Herero Namibian citizen engaged in German culture

Today is World Hunger Day and to mark this day, the Union Against Hunger, a growing coalition of diverse organisations from across South Africa, organised public meetings in three cities as well as a petition. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Dr. Busiso Moyo, from Union Against Hunger

The Road Accident Fund’s Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo, has been placed on special leave. Letsoalo, who appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts in Parliament this morning, was suspended with full pay. For more details on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Collen Msibi, Spokesperson for the Department of Transport

Rand Water has announced a series of critical infrastructure maintenance operations from Thursday at 3am to Tuesday June 2 at 5pm, with additional work scheduled until July. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Makenosi Maroo, Rand Water Spokesperson

As the national department of health prepares to convene a National Mental Health Review Boards Meeting that is due to take place tomorrow. The Life Esidimeni families and supporting organisations are calling on the NPA to urgently pursue criminal charges against Qedani Mahlangu (the former Gauteng Health MEC) and Dr Kgabo Manamela (the former Director of Mental Health in Gauteng) ahead of this important meeting that will discuss human rights in mental health.

GUEST: Sasha Stevenson, Executive Director @Section27

Welo Health is a health tech start-up solving the problem of access to health in South Africa and some SADC regions. Zanele Abraham Matome is the visionary behind this start up that is empowered by Human touch and Technology. For more on Welo Health, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Zanele Abraham Matome, Founder Welo Health

Yesterday we spoke to SABC News Reporter, Lerato Fekisi, about the violence that took place in Valencia township, Addo, the Eastern Cape. Lerato Fekisi joins me on the line to give us an update on the situation…

GUEST: Lerato Fekisi, SABC News Reporter in the Eastern Cape

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is back in the country, ending years of his self-imposed exile. Interestingly Kabila is at loggerheads with the Congolese government and is no longer immune to prosecution. He was once a strong ally of incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi but is now being accused of supporting the M23 rebels. For more analysis on this, we are joined by…..

GUEST: Nixon Katembo, African Affairs commentator and also works for our sister station Channel Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not be told by any foreign leader on how to deal with its own domestic affairs. Ramaphosa was responding to the reporters after Trump called for Malema’s arrest last week for continuously using ‘Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer’ chant. Take a listen to what he had to say……..

GUEST: Professor Andre Duvenhage, Political analyst based at North West University